As the water levels at Lake Oroville continue to drop, crews are racing to complete fixes at the Oroville emergency spillway before rain moves in

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Updated: 10:42 AM CST Feb 15, 2017

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WEBVTT TONI KCRA 3'S BRIAN HICKEY JOINS: US LIVE WITH AN IMPRESSIVETHE OF RIGHT BEHIND YOU.>> I RELATE WISH THE CAMERACOULD DO THIS SHOT JUSTICE FORIT THIS IS 100,000 CUBIC FEETPER SECOND DUMPING DOWN THE MAINSPILLWAY HERE.THEY CONTINUE TO DRAW DOWN THELAKE LEVELS AND IT IS WORKING.YOU CAN SEE THEWATER CASCADINGDOWN THE SPILLWAY.IT USED TO BE A NICE, SMOOTH RUN, BUT NOW WITH THE DAMAGE THATHAS BEEN DONE, THE WATER HASBEEN CRASHING INTO THE HOLES,SOME REALLY SMALL EXPLOSIONS.REALLY QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE SCENEAS FORTUNATELY, THEY SAY THESCENE IS STABLE ANDCONTINUE TODRAW DOWN THE LAKE LEVEL.HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.THE LATEST NUMBERS COMING INTOLAST HOUR.THE LAKES ELEVATION IS AT AHUNDRED 78.5 FEET.THAT IS DOWN 24 FEET FROM THERECORD THAT WAS SET ON SUNDAY,900 2.6 FEET -- NINE INJURED 2.6FEET.-- 902.6 FEET.THE FLOOD CONTROL LEVEL GIVESHIM A BUFFER BETWEEN THE TOP OFTHE LAKE AND THAT POINT WHERETHEY CAN ABSORB SOME OF THERUNOFF ANDTHE RUNOFF AHEAD.THAT IS WHY THEY ARE TRYING TODRAW THIS LAKE DOWN.WORK CONTINUES, CREWS STILLWORKING TO DELIVER ROCK ANDCEMENT.IT HAS -- IT IS MEN-- IT HASBEEN A AROUND-THE-CLOCK EFFORT.ON DON'T OPEN T-- THEY DON'TEXPECT TO GAIN ANY ELEVATION FORTHE UPCOMING STORMS AS WELL.THUS, WHY THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO

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As the water levels at Lake Oroville continue to drop, crews are racing to complete fixes at the Oroville emergency spillway before rain moves in